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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The MRC Secretariat is now recruiting highly qualified candidates for the following positions of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Position: Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">Planning Division, MRC Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">M-12, Step 1 (USD 41,670 base salary per annum) plus other benefits as mentioned in the Job Description
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">MRC Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">Contract Type/ Duration: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">Fixed-term Appointment/One-year contract with annual renewal for a maximum of six years<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">Closing date:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black">28 December 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Position: IT Consultant to automate HR’s workflows<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Consultant Type : Individual Consultant
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in">Work location : Homebased and MRCS office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in">Division: : Administration Division
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<p class="MsoNormal">Duration/Contract type: 29 working days (February – August 2023) / Special Service Agreement
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Closing date: 20 December 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph">For more information please visit our website at: <a href="https://www.mrcmekong.org/about/working-with-mrc/employment/">
https://www.mrcmekong.org/about/working-with-mrc/employment/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004C97">Phailakhone Bounmisay | HR Officer</span></b><span style="line-height:150%"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Administration Division |
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mekong River Commission Secretariat | Vientiane<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004C97;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">t</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: +856
-21 263 263 ext 1105| </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004C97;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">m</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: +856-202234
6966 | </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004C97;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">w</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: </span><a href="http://www.mrcmekong.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">mrcmekong.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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</span><a href="https://g.page/MRCSecretariat?share"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">office location</span></a><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:150%;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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